Certificate of Galician Studies

The Certificate of Galician Studies (CELGA) (Galician: Certificado de Estudos de Lingua Galega) is a standardised proficiency test for the Galician language. The various levels of the CELGA (1–5) align with Common European Framework of Reference levels (A2–C2).[1] 3,863 people took the CELGA exam in 2012.[2] It is organised by la Secretaría General de Política Lingüística, a part of the Galician government. The CELGA exam was founded in 2007[3] in accordance with the criteria of the Association of Language Testers in Europe, a group that tests language ability.

Levels
  • CELGA 1: A2 – Able to express oneself very basically.
  • CELGA 2: B1 – Can relatively effectively communicate in a variety of situations.
  • CELGA 3: B2 – Able to talk effectively about a wide variety of subjects.
  • CELGA 4: C1 – Can speak fluently and spontaneously in the majority of cases.
  • CELGA 5: C2 – Can speak without difficulty and can communicate without any problem in formal and informal situations.[3]

References
  1. "Niveis de competencia en lingua galega" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-02-26. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  2. "A Consellería de Cultura e Educación publica os resultados provisionais de cualificacións das probas de acreditación do Celga – Secretaría Xeral de Política Lingüística". 22 February 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-02-22.
  3. "Os Certificados de Lingua Galega (Celga) – Área de Formación". Usc.es.
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